Theme
Songs about self-love
Interpretations from our editorial team that explore this theme.
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Ariana Grande
thank u, next
A breakup song that skips the bitterness, treating each former partner as a lesson and the singer herself as the relationship worth keeping
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Olivia Dean
Baby Steps
A breakup song about relearning how to be alone, told as the small, deliberate motions of someone teaching themselves to walk again
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LE SSERAFIM
BOOMPALA
A pop mantra about loosening your grip on fear and permanence by treating self-love as a daily, almost meditative practice